“Let them lead the way.” It feels very contrived and clichéd to quote Whitney Houston’s Greatest Love of All at a time like this but I saw a few “Children Are Our Future” signs at the March for Our Lives protests and since then, I haven’t been able to get it out of my head. Full Story

I was dismissive about NBC doing Hairspray: Live, and I was wrong. As a musical nerd (see: virtually every post I’ve ever written on this site) I’m usually sort of dismissive of the more popular musicals. The ones people cite as ‘the only musical I’ve ever seen’. Full Story

The story at the Tony Awards was never going to be Hamilton, because that was always going to be the story. Yeah, 16 nominations is a lot, but the show has probably been the most mentioned piece of art in the last twelve months, by an exponential amount. That was never THE story. Instead, I said to Lainey, the story will come from the snubs. Full Story

Following its way-higher-than-expected $60.2-million opening bow, Straight Outta Compton will hit even more theatre screens this coming weekend. But the film’s pop culture ripple effect isn’t limited to box office success or think pieces — it may also help Jennifer Hudson land one of the most coveted roles in Hollywood. Full Story

Been waiting for new shots of SJP because for a few days now there are have signs that a third Sex & The City movie might happen. First Jennifer Hudson mentioned on a radio show saying that someone wanted to talk to her about it. Then SJP and Kristin Davis were squealing back and forth at each other on Twitter. Full Story

Jennifer Hudson saved the Oscars telecast. That is not too bold a statement; it was in a really ruinous space there for a while. They gave out one award to the most predictable winner of all – even if you were rooting for her, it was a hell of a long time between it and the next piece of something interesting. Full Story

Have you seen the Jennifer Hudson-Jessica Simpson Weight Watchers commercial? Does it feel like it’s been on a lot lately? The more it’s on, the more I obsess about whether or not they were actually together. They totally weren’t together. Look at how awkward that is -- when they meet on the corner and awkwardly nod, say nothing, and then walk inside. Full Story

Winnie opens in Canada on October 5. Here’s an exclusive clip from the film. There are people who think that scenes like these don’t happen anymore, that we have put all that behind us, that we’ve evolved, that it’s too uncomfortable to talk about, let’s think happy thoughts instead. Full Story

Can’t decide if I like this. Might have something to do with the way she’s styling it. The hair in particular. A jacket that’s so structured might require a little less mess up top, right? Otherwise it just looks...accidental. Like she raided an older woman’s closet... Full Story

Take a look at Jennifer Hudson on the cover of SELF. As you know, I’ve been cutting my eye at her for the last little while over the whole “let’s make her popular since she’s thin now!” situation. For the media to fixate on this is one thing. What bites my ass is that she’s kinda bought into it too. Full Story

The Met Gala is not the prom. But you know, without fail, some people come to this thing thinking it’s like their own wedding. This explains why Jennifer Hudson chose Vera Wang. That’s a wedding dress, it’s a prom dress, it’s certainly not a high fashion dress, but then again, Andre Leon Talley once styled her for the Oscars like an asshole so maybe she’s a little gun shy in the sartorial game. Full Story